David Dencik
18 titles
Filmography
18 results

Across the Waters
(2016)Based on true events, Jewish musician Arne Itkin and his family flee Nazi-occupied Denmark in a desperate journey to freedom in neutral Sweden.

Men & Chicken
(2015)In a search for their biological father, two social outcasts learn the difficult truth about themselves while uncovering a buried family secret.

A Soap
(2006)Charlotte (Trine Dyrholm), the owner of a beauty salon, breaks up with her abusive boyfriend and moves into her own apartment. Below her lives Veronica (David Dencik), a preoperative transsexual. The two become tentative friends after Charlotte saves Veronica's life, and Veronica protects Charlotte from her ex-lover. Both are surprised and confused when friendship turns into romance.

Diorama
(2022)As miscommunication and temptations abound, a couple's once-passionate marriage slowly unravels, narrated through humorous dioramas.

The Chestnut Man
At a grisly murder scene sits a figurine made of chestnuts. From this creepy clue, two detectives hunt a killer linked to a politician's missing child.

Quicksand
A tragedy at a Stockholm prep school sends shock waves through a wealthy community, and high school student Maja finds herself on trial for murder.

All That Matters Is Past
(2012)All That Matters Is Past tells the story of childhood friends Janne and two brothers, William and Ruud who from the moment of meeting - their destinies are entwined.

The Absent One
(2014)In 1994, a murder case is closed when an outsider confesses, but in 2014, Carl Mørck realizes something is wrong. As he and his team investigate, they find an old emergency call from a girl who knows the secrets of the murders. As they search for the girl, they discover influential men trying to keep her silent.

We Are the Best!
(2013)In 1980s Stockholm, two misfit adolescent rebels with questionable talents recruit their shy, classical guitarist pal and form an all-girl punk band.

Attachment
(2022)A horror romance about Maja, a has-been actress in Denmark, who falls in love with Leah, a young, Jewish academic visiting from the UK.

A Royal Affair
(2012)The gripping tale of idealists who risk everything in pursuit of freedom for their people and of the forbidden romance that changed an entire nation.

Satisfaction 1720
(2016)In 1720, with the Great Northern War behind him, a heroic vice admiral suffers an identity crisis and goes in search of his next career move.

Room 304
(2011)Startling tales of sex; betrayal and corruption unravel in a Copenhagen hotel when disparate lives intersect in a twist of fate.

Waiting for the Barbarians
(2019)A colonial magistrate suffers a crisis of conscience when an army colonel arrives looking to interrogate the locals about an impending uprising.

Regression
(2015)Minnesota, 1990. Detective Bruce Kenner investigates the case of young Angela, who accuses her father, John Gray, of an unspeakable crime.

Call Girl
(2012)Stockholm, late 70’s. The model utopian society. Political neutrality and atomic power march hand in hand with women's liberation and the sexual revolution. But under the polished surface, other desires are eager to be fulfilled. Within a stone’s throw of government buildings and juvenile homes lies the seductive, glittery and dirty world of sex clubs, strip shows, discotheques and apartments used for illicit and profitable rendezvous. Call Girl tells the story of how young Iris is recruited from the bottom rung of society, into a ruthless world where power can get you anything.

The Kindness of Strangers
(2019)A heart-warming tale of love and life with a stellar cast including Bill Nighy, Andrea Riseborough and Zoe Kazan. In New York City, six strangers' lives intersect in a story of ordinary people struggling to find help, hope and love. As the unlikely group comes together, they discover that liberation and triumph lie in each other's hands.

Hamilton: In the Interest of the Nation
(2012)Undercover special agent Carl Hamilton joins a Russian organisation that plans to sell Swedish weapons to terrorists. When the deal goes awry he is forced to flee, facing a mercenary agency intent on political assassination and instigating war.